H1533B1664A01915 NAD:AAS 06/21/21 #90 A01915
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1533
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE TOPPER
Printer's No. 1664
Amend Bill, page 1, line 16, by striking out "on June 15,
2021," and inserting
in the 2021-2022 school year, and pursuant to a school
entity's application to the department for elementary and
secondary school emergency relief funding under the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2, 135 Stat. 4)
Amend Bill, page 1, line 17, by striking out "September 1,
2023" and inserting
, at minimum, September 30, 2023
Amend Bill, page 1, line 18, by inserting after "subsection"
and approved by the department as part of the school
entity's application for elementary and secondary school
emergency relief funding under section 2001(d) of the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Amend Bill, page 1, line 19, by striking out "by twenty
percent of the Federal funding under" and inserting
consistent with
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 19 and 20, by striking out "2001(e)
(1)" and inserting
2001
Amend Bill, page 1, line 20; page 2, line 1; by striking out
"(Public Law No. 117-" in line 20 on page 1 and "2, 135 Stat.
4)" in line 1 on page 2
Amend Bill, page 2, line 1, by inserting after "loss."
The program shall be established according to the guidelines
and resources provided by the department for accelerated
learning.
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Amend Bill, page 2, line 10, by striking out "must" and
inserting
shall
Amend Bill, page 2, line 11, by striking out "in consultation
with" and inserting
consistent with the school entity's application to the
department for funding under section 2001(d) of the American
Rescue Plan Act of 2021. A plan shall reflect consultation with
students, families, school and district administrators,
including special education administrators, teachers,
principals, school leaders, other educators, school staff,
Amend Bill, page 2, line 18, by striking out ", as
appropriate, formative, diagnostic and benchmark"
Amend Bill, page 2, lines 22 and 23, by striking out "The
program of accelerated learning shall be staffed as" in line 22
and all of line 23 and inserting
If the program of accelerated learning requires dedicated
staffing, assignments shall be made as follows:
Amend Bill, page 2, line 26, by inserting after "learning"
subject to qualifications for the assignments
Amend Bill, page 3, line 1, by striking out "also"
Amend Bill, page 3, by inserting between lines 16 and 17
(iii) School entities may contract with an intermediate unit
to use employes of the intermediate unit to provide services
necessitated by a school entity's program of accelerated
learning.
Amend Bill, page 3, line 17, by striking out "exhaustion" and
inserting
expiration
Amend Bill, page 3, line 17, by inserting after "Federal"
APR ESSER
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 17 and 18, by striking out "under
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, " and inserting
dedicated to learning loss,
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Amend Bill, page 3, line 19, by striking out "(4)" and
inserting
(4)(ii)
Amend Bill, page 3, lines 28 through 30; page 4, lines 1
through 30; page 5, lines 1 through 20; by striking out all of
said lines on said pages and inserting
(b) (1) All contracts and expenditures of funds shall
comply with the requirements of Federal and State law,
including, but not limited to, uniform grants guidance at 2
C.F.R. Pt. 200 (relating to uniform administrative requirements,
cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards).
(2) School entity reporting to the department on the program
of accelerated learning shall be pursuant to Federal law, ARP
ESSER guidance and data elements encompassed in a school
entity's application to the department for ARP ESSER funding.
(3) The department shall compile the information required to
be reported under paragraph (2) and publish the information on
the department's publicly accessible Internet website on a
searchable format. The department shall update the information
in the database at least quarterly. The department shall submit
the compiled and updated information to the Education Committee
of the Senate and the Education Committee of the House of
Representatives.
Amend Bill, page 5, line 23, by striking out ". All" and
inserting
, or any
Amend Bill, page 5, lines 25 through 28, by striking out the
comma in line 25, all of lines 26 and 27 and "provide
accelerated learning" in line 28
Amend Bill, page 6, by inserting between lines 4 and 5
"ARP ESSER." Section 2001 of the American Rescue Plan Act of
2021 (Public Law 117-2, 135 Stat. 4).
Amend Bill, page 6, lines 19 through 30; page 7, lines 1
through 4; by striking out "A student-centered" in line 19, all
of lines 20 through 30 on page 6 and all of lines 1 through 4 on
page 7 and inserting
Activities that address learning loss through the
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implementation of evidence-based interventions, including summer
learning or summer enrichment, extended day, comprehensive
afterschool programs, extended school year programs or other
evidence-based interventions, and ensure that the interventions
respond to students' academic, social and emotional needs and
address the disproportionate impact of the coronavirus on the
student subgroups described in section 1111(b)(2)(B)(xi) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-
10, 20 U.S.C. ยง 6301 et seq.), students experiencing
homelessness and youth in foster care.
Amend Bill, page 7, lines 5 through 7, by striking out "A
school district, area career and" in line 5 and all of lines 6
and 7 and inserting
A local educational agency receiving a subgrant under
section 2001(d) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Amend Bill, page 7, lines 8 through 11, by striking out all
of said lines
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